As a single mom, I wanted to ensure that the small business I've worked hard for would be passed…read moreon smoothly, with everything clearly documented and easy for my son to navigate should anything happen to me. The legal process of estate planning felt overwhelming, but I was grateful to have Tara and Arielle address all my concerns and streamline the entire process. I appreciate their transparent pricing and the personalized attention of a small firm, which made me feel valued as a client. Thank you.

After comparing against 6 other law firms to do a trust, I settled on Shaw legal. The deciding…read morefactor was the transparent and competitive pricing on their website and stellar reviews here on Yelp. Although I did find another competitor that was cheaper, it was the bundled package and glowing reviews that sold me. After I made my choice and the deposit was made, Arielle was diligently following up via email after I submitted the online questionnaire. Filling out the questionnaire made the process so much easier! I picked the Basic package which included the trust, POAs, & pour over will in a nice and professional binder. Grant deed was received the next day! Definitely will recommend to family and friends! Thanks Tara and Arielle for a painless process!

Choose Mark and his team for your estate needs. I have had the opportunity to retain his services…read moremultiple times to help me with my real estate and estate planning needs. Mark is a highly trustworthy, capable, and excellent lawyer. Mark is equally an incredible educator, teacher, and advisor; he has the ability and patience to distill the law into digestible terms for the layman to understand. Mark and his team are incredible with the overall customer experience from providing a welcoming office to professional reminders and follow-ups to providing systems that work for their specific clients. Thank you to Mark and his team for providing this service to the community! I look forward to our continued relationship.

Mark and his team are wonderful people and top notch lawyers, he truly cares about his clients…read more They deserve every five star rating on here

Meggin Hurlburt was amazing, I called her to get information about getting my divorce started and…read moreshe called me right away. She did all my paperwork via email and through phone conversation. which was nice because due to my work schedule it would've been hard for me to meet her during business hours. she made everything super super simple. She was able to explain to me step-by-step. What was going to happen throughout the time the divorce was taking process. Her prices are extremely reasonable. And she also was able to help me answer questions if I got paperwork. I will definitely recommend her to anyone that needs help regarding divorce, she is also pretty fast on getting everything done on time. I am extremely satisfied and I thank her so much for helping me through this time of need.

Meggin handled my divorce filling. Communication was easy and she explained everything. You…read moredon't need an attorney if you and your partner agree on most major things. I would highly recommend this company! Thank you!

My mother needed to do her estate planning and Sam put together a comprehensive package after our…read moremeeting with him. Sam is a down to earth, detailed and thorough attorney who seems to genuinely care about his clients. After initially dealing with over priced arrogant firms who only seemed to care about their fee- it was really refreshing to meet with Sam. He has a nice office that is easy to get to with plenty of parking. I highly recommend McGovern Law for your estate planning needs.

Sam McGovern is a great guy who knows his stuff! He has been very helpful with estate planning,…read moreanswering loads of questions that we had, and helping us with our Living Trust document. Sam is so thorough, and available to answer any questions as we went through this process. You can tell he's an honest man from the get go. His prices are fair and his expertise is wonderful! Sam is my guy for this stuff!

Niles Sharif was just the right person to help us with our complex trust and living will. While we…read morehad a rudimentary will in place from many years ago, it was time to update it. Niles was always available for the meetings setting up the rough draft and produced a trust that clearly spells out our intentions and directives. His ideas and suggestions were informative and shared to us in layman terms. Our life and plans continue to be in flux, and I am comforted with the assurance that Niles can make amendments to our plans in a professional and timely way. Additionally, Niles has offered to review and guide us in a few contractual matters if it became necessary to address them legally. With such an important document every person should have, I highly recommend Niles!

Niles assisted me with estate planning following the passing of my mother. I had no Will or formal…read moredirections in place and in dealing with my loss, it became very apparent how important it was for me to do this. From my first meeting with him and through out the whole process, he was thoughtful, compassionate, professional, and knowledgeable. He answered all my questions and concerns and made it simple for me to understand. I appreciated his flexibility and kindness. His services helped give me peace of mind.

Jennifer was a delight to work with. She helped us navigate through a difficult financial…read moresituation with our brother-in-law. He had a massive stroke at 61 yrs of age, with no trust, a two month old child and a wife who spoke little English and no access to any financial accounts. She patiently worked with us as conservator of health and managed some mismanaged financial accounts, with risky investments. She is extremely knowledgeable about finances in general and truly has the client's best interests at heart.

From the owner: Jennifer Feehan is a California Licensed Professional Fiduciary. She owns a private fiduciary…read moremanagement firm dedicated to helping with our clients' day to day estate management in accordance with the terms of the trust, will, court orders, state laws or fiduciary standards of practice. Who Needs a Fiduciary? An individual or Trustor may hire a Professional Fiduciary in order to avoid burdening family and friends with his/her care and financial management when they feel they are not able to do so anymore themselves. Additionally, in the event of incapacity or death there may be no family or friends around to handle these matters, or the duties required may be beyond the skill-set necessary for prudent administration. Further, in the event of conflict families may seek out or a court may appoint a Private Professional Fiduciary to intervene as a neutral third party to preserve the estate assets. We specialize in: Conservatorship of the Estate and Person (as Conservator) Court & Trust Accounting Estate Administration (as Probate Administrator) Guardianship Ad Litem Guardianship of the Estate Medi-Cal and SSA Benefits Qualification Power of Attorney for Finance Representative Payee Special Needs Trust Administration (as Trustee) Trust Administration (as Trustee) Trust Protector Appointment

I am a Certified Public Accountant. Beth is my go to Lawyer for Estates Trusts, and Real Estate…read more She is an expert and gets right to the matter. Her fees are very reasonable.

If you want to an attorney who is one-on-one and not in some 21st floor big firm with pressure to…read morefill billable hours, Beth is the person for you. I came to see Beth with my friend who had a complicated legal matter and she was very pleased with Beth. She spend a lot of time explaining my friend's options, and quickly made her feel like she had found the champion she was looking for. Supportive and yet an aggressive advocate, Beth's many years of experience mean a lot.

I hired Ms. Franks to help with a complicated conservatorship filing. She traveled to a hostile…read moreenvironment to the criminal friendly liberal Berkeley Municipal Court for my case. She worked with the court investigator and opposing attorney to resolve the issue before we even set foot in court. The judge ignored all parties involved and continued the case despite Ms. Franks filing everything properly. At the next hearing she aggressively argued to the Court that we had met all the requirements, as we did before, and have gone above and beyond all Court instructions. With the Judge still wavering she interrupted him and asked, "What else would you like us to do? We have exceeded the instructions!" This was the turning point, she made the Judge realize his error, our motion was granted. I hired her office for some additional probate work as well, and so far that has gone well too.

There is no way you should use this attorney unless you want zero help. Does not take phone calls…read more The trust she provided was a piece of garbage and my husband can't get to his parents money to provide much needed home health care. Even with a power of attorney it was written so badly no one will accept the paper work that puts my husband in charge. This could be interpreted as elder abuse when your attorney does not speak with you knowing the situation and the need to provide parents with the help they need.

If you're looking for a honest answer, this is the place to go. Alex will answer any questions you…read morehave and will help you through your process.

Alex is a great lawyer and very professional. Alex helped me in a very long journey to get my i-751…read more(Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence) along with my N-400 Naturalization application during the COVID-19 pandemic, which this caused a huge backlog of cases, including mine. He advised me pretty well with all the possible scenarios for my case, he broken down the entire process to explain all the details and how to be prepared for my interview. Even we did a "practice" interview so I could be prepared for any questions that the immigration officers might ask. Everything went very well on my interview, because I was very well prepared the interview lasted less than 30 minutes and thanks to Alex I was able to get my US Citizenship. Thank you Alex!